BHP Copper Inc · Fall from machine
Employee was found on the ground in front of a Cat 777D water truck. It appears that the employee fell to the ground from the equipment. There were no witnesses to the event. Autopsy report is pending.
Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd controller
MSHA controller ID: M11001
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
413
citations
81
significant & substantial
$90,490
proposed penalties
$88,223
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,267 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
132
inspections on record
4,912
inspection hours
8.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.413 citations across 4,912 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$90K
proposed penalties
$88K
current assessed
$88K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
408 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-08-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 fatalities · 118 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 21 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 164 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 89 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 52 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 51 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2012
4
2011
1
2010
3
2008
31
2007
27 (1f)
2006
6
2005
4
2004
3
2002
7
2001
7
2000
7
1999
62
1998
146 (1f)
1997
143 (1f)
1996
139
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
3 recorded
BHP Copper Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE AND PARTNER WERE WORKING ON THE 3570 LEVEL. EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN A ROCK SLAB FELL FROM THE BACK ADN UPPER RIB OF THE RAISE STATION EXCAVATION. HE AND HIS PARTNER WERE PLACING ONE END OF A STEELL CAP ON TOP OF THE SUPPORT POSTS AT THE TIME OF THE GROUND FALL.
April 22, 1997
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
BHP Copper Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMP WAS LOADING ORE CARS FROM THE PONYSET FLOOR APPROX 10' ABOVE TRACK LEVEL. UPON COMPLETION OFTHE TASK THE TRAIN WAS GIVEN A "HIGH BALL" LIGHTSIGNAL TO LEAVE THE PANEL AND PROCEED TO THE DUM P. WITHIN SECONDS ANOTHER SINGLE "STOP" LIGHT SIGNAL WAS GIVEN AND THIS STOPPED TRAIN. EMPS PARTNER FOUND HIM LAYING ALOND TRAIN. SPECULATED THAT EMP SLIPPED OFF LADDER, FELL AGAINST ORE CAR.
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